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Tonight, the Dead Ladies rise — and so does our fight for history

We Own Our History — Help Us Keep It Alive.

Double, Double, Make Good Trouble — Your Donation Now Works Double!

Donate before Halloween to have your donation MATCHED + Enjoy Photos and Vlog from Day of the Dead Ladies & 'Spunk' Field Trip

The Empress Who Wrote A Farce About Class

ETC Wrapped 2025 ❤️‍🔥

Your exclusive recap on everything Expand the Canon this year

ANNOUNCING the ETC Winter & Spring Season

Join Expand the Canon for 4 Upcoming Partnership Readings, Productions & Events

Meet the 10-Time Critic's Prize-Winning Playwright

Maruxa Vilalta (1932-2014) is a celebrated Catalan-born, Mexican playwright and author who discovered "a new world in Mexican theater."

JUST ANNOUNCED: Reading of 'A Happy Country' @ BKPL

Join Expand the Canon for a FREE Reading of A Happy Country (Un País Feliz) by Maruxa Vilalta (1964) at the Brooklyn Library for Arts & Culture

It’s ALIVE! (Her Legacy, That Is...) 💜

Your Gift Can Bring Her Story Back to Life 💀✨ - Match ends at midnight!

Auditions & Exclusive Show Discounts Await - Don't Miss Out!

ETC Partners with Yale Rep, American Shakespeare Center, and more.